# Senior Robotics Software Engineer, Sentry Tower

**Company**: Anduril Industries
**Location**: Irvine, California
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $220,000-$292,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.

The Sentry Tower Software team is responsible for developing robotic systems that provide force protection capabilities, monitoring the perimeter of secure areas, land or sea, for approaching people, vehicles, and vessels.

We are looking for a Senior Robotics Software Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Irvine. In this role, you will be responsible for building and maintaining software for current and next-generation Sentry Tower systems.

### Responsibilities

- Own the software development and integration for Pan-Tilt Unit (PTU) control systems, including motion control algorithms, hardware interface layers, and sensor feedback loops.

- Develop and maintain software services that bridge the gap between hardware and high-level control systems, ensuring precise and reliable movement of camera payloads and sensor packages.

- Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to integrate PTU hardware into Sentry Tower systems, participating in design reviews and contributing to future PTU product concepts.

- Design and implement automated test frameworks to validate PTU performance, including motion accuracy, load handling, and environmental durability.

- Be responsible for service ownership of PTU control software, ensuring functionality, reliability, and alignment with product requirements.

- Submit well-documented, tested pull requests that advance PTU capabilities and address critical issues.

### Requirements

- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

- Proficiency in the full robotics system stack, from integrating sensor technology to robotic movement actuation.

- 6+ years working with C++.

- Ability to closely collaborate with engineers from various non-software engineering disciplines.

- Strong engineering background from industry or school, ideally in fields such as Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics.

### Preferred Qualifications

- Experience using Python to develop tests and tooling.

- Experience working with motor control, low-level communications (CAN, UART, SPI, etc.), and real-time systems.

- Experience working with robotics middleware such as ROS/ROS2.

- Experience working with Linux-based systems such as Ubuntu, Yocto, and NixOS.

### Benefits

- US Salary Range: $220,000-$292,000 USD

- Highly competitive equity grants

- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:

+ Healthcare Benefits   + Income Protection   + Generous time off   + Family Planning & Parenting Support   + Mental Health Resources   + Professional Development   + Commuter Benefits   + Relocation Assistance   + Retirement Savings Plan

## Skills

### Required
- C++
- robotics system stack
- sensor technology
- robotic movement actuation
- U.S. Secret security clearance

### Nice to have
- Python
- motor control
- low-level communications
- real-time systems
- ROS/ROS2
- Linux-based systems

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